GMAT考试写作指导：Issue写作范文四六

　　46. Contrary to the statements premise, my view is that businesses are less likely

　　than government to establish large bureaucracies, because businesses know that they are

　　more vulnerable than government to damage resulting from bureaucratic inefficiencies.

　　My position is well supported by common sense and by observation.

　　First, public administrators lack the financial incentives to avoid bureaucratic

　　waste. In contrast, inefficiencies in a private corporation will reduce profits, inflicting

　　damage in the form of job cuts, diminishing common-stock value, and reducing

　　employee compensation. These are ample incentives for the private firm to minimize

　　bureaucratic waste.

　　Second, there is almost no accountability among government bureaucrats. The

　　electorates voting power is too indirect to motivate mid-level administrators, whose

　　salaries and jobs rarely depend on political elections. In contrast, private corporations

　　must pay strict attention to efficiency, since their shareholders hold an immediate power

　　to sell their stock, thereby driving down the companys market value.

　　Third, government is inherently monopolistic, large, and unwieldy; these features

　　breed bureaucracy. Admittedly some corporations rival state governments in size. Yet

　　even among the largest companies, the profit motive breeds a natural concern for

　　trimming waste, cutting costs, and streamlining operations. Even virtual monopolies

　　strive to remain lean and nimble in order to maintain a distance from upstart

　　competitors. When government pays lip service to efficiency, shrewd listeners recognize

　　this as political rhetoric designed only to pander to the electorate.

　　In the final analysis, financial incentives, accountability, and competition all

　　distinguish private business from government, both in teems of their likelihood of

　　establishing large bureaucracies and in terms of the damage that these bureaucracies can

　　inflict on the organization.